This ain’t no magic trick. Deadline reports ABC is rebooting the classic TV show Betwitched with Black-ish creator Kenya Barris.
The original sitcom ran on ABC from 1964 to 1972 and starred Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha, a witch trying to live a normal life with her non-magical husband, Darrin. The cast also included Dick York, Dick Sargent, Agnes Moorehead, and David White.
ABC‘s Bewitched reboot will be written by Barris and Yamara Taylor. The reimagined sitcom will center on “Samantha, a hardworking black single mom who happens to be a witch, marries Darren, a white mortal who happens to be a bit of a slacker.”
ABC Studios is producing the project alongside Sony Pictures TV.
What do you think? Are you a fan of the original Bewitched? Would you watch the reboot?
Bewitched was great but completely in PC and the recent attempts to make it pc will most likely butcher all of it. But who knows. Why not make the cast all Asian or Mexican or Native American if it’s just to mix up the original all white cast. The whole show consists of Darren telling Samantha how to run her life while she is a housewife and a rebel I guess for the times but i know do know how a modern pc version of the show will exist. Not saying it’s not possible I’m just curious at the adjustments… Read more »
About Bewitched, I can’t vote on it because I am not familiar with any of the Actors. At least show us some pictures of the actors and or some more background of what they have done before. Also none of us want to see any mixed race couples, or transgendered bs, we have all had enough of that crap. Why is it so important to show that anyway? It is not real life! I will definitely not watch this disgusting reboot!
I’ve tried to watch reboots, but they don’t capture the ‘magic’ of the original show, whether it’s the same cast or new. So I’ve given up watching them. Come up with some original ideas.
In this case, what lost me was the slacker Darrin. Some great moments of the original was Darrin trying to recover at work from some magic intervention.
I would definitely watch it! Brings back wonderful memories.
Only if Endora turns out to be transgender and Sam and Darren have two adopted Somali children that were secretly fathered by Larry Tate.
Omg this is so sicking and this version is omg rapper……these outdated shows. People are nothing about new it’s all about past. Hollywood etc ca t create anything new. It’s about copy old. The new creationism about NOT PUTTING and effort into creation. It’s about lazy no talient directors and producers writers.
I would love to see Bewitched on TV again,,loved the show
Oh, I think this is FABULOUS! I can’t wait for some Hollywood visionary to reboot SHAFT – with a white transgender female as the lead. Yes, dear readers, that is sarcasm 🙂
Enough of this “reboot” garbage.
I would defintly watch it . Loved the original and I enjoy these witchy kind of shows
No,I will not watch. I hate reboots,especially when they are so tinkered with they bear no resemblance to the original. Darin is a slacker?? No desire to watch it.
Give it a chance.
I completely agree!!! I would NEVER EVER watch a Reboot especially Bewitched, Darren as a slacker doesn’t even make any sense!!! He worked so hard for his family!!! I already have the Original on recordings. The new one just Berrates the Original and doesn’t do it justice!!! I am very old school, and I would NEVER watch new versions of ANY SHOW!!! How very sad for society!!!!!!
I like blackish, but oh man is this a terrible idea. I just feel like it’s gonna bomb.
Loved this show!
NO! I would not watch the reboot. Seriously with all the reboots lately between TV shows and movies. Can’t the industry leave the classics alone and come up with their own ideas? Or is there no longer any talented writers to do just that left in the industry these days, seriously?
Totally agree Evie!
No! i would not watch the reboot Do the hard work to come up with new material only
Come on, guys. Give it a chance.
It does not sound like this will be one to watch… Sounds like one of those shows that networks cancel by the 6th episode.
It would be more interesting if they weren’t re-working it so much.
If Samantha will be black and Darin a good-off, the really should give it another name… Maybe “Bewitched, Too”.
What I think is I’m sick and tired of Hollywood ruining old classic favorites with their “reimagined” crap. There’s a reason they are still so popular. We love them exactly the way they are. We don’t want them changed.